Scientific and pedagogical features of the modern school education system in the Republic of Korea since the 19th century

Statement of the problem. Improvement of RF school education should follow the Functional literacy development as one of the main tasks of the Federal State Educational Standard [Loginova, 2019]. For this, it is necessary to use both international and Korean experience in General Education. For this every student’s abilities, creative thinking and opportunities should be developed in our competitive world. For this, educational development of Korean primary, middle and high schools should be addressed, as well as its application for RF student functional literacy. The purpose of the article is to study developmental features of the Korean primary, middle and high schools; to focus on the positive feedback Russia could get from the Korean experience of student functional literacy development. Methodology (materials and methods) implies analysis of the obtained data, its comparison and alignment. Research results: 1. The geopolitical and geo-economic position of the Republic of Korea has contributed to the development and implementation of a school education system that functions in the conditions of effective use of limited resources, especially natural ones. At the same time, the system of country’s government has a significant political and ideological influence. School education in the Republic of Korea is transforming and adapting to changes in the political, economic and social spheres. 2. The main goal of school education in the Republic of Korea is to educate talented and creative individuals. In general, the education system of the Republic of Korea is rapidly changing, contributing to the development of talents necessary for the state, society and a specific individual, and in this sense has achieved impressive success. 3. In the rapidly changing era of the 21st century, the Korean school system is facing social challenges such as declining birth rates and aging populations, as well as uncertainty about where school graduates find their place in life and employment. The situation in this matter is changing rapidly. Conclusion. Advantages and disadvantages of the Korean school system have been identified. This article examines the historical and modern features and transformations of the Korean secondary school system, summarizes the results of its study. In the future, we plan to conduct a comparative study of the Korean and Russian secondary school systems.